
The Catholic Wisdom — St. Joseph and the Masculine Genius
The Catholic Wisdom — St. Joseph and the Masculine Genius What Is Redemptoris Custos? Redemptoris Custos (Guardian of the Redeemer) is an apostolic exhortation written by Pope John Paul II on August 15, 1989. Forty-seven paragraphs on one man. JP2 examines Joseph not as a supporting character in the Christmas story but as a model of what redeemed masculinity actually looks like: initiative without domination, protection without control, spousal love without self-seeking. ...